San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-05-07
EDITORIAL BREVITIEs


If Queen Vic had arranged her jubilee
for May 9th instead Of for May oath, the
San Antonio children would have cele-
brated It right royalty for her, with May
day crownings and garlands.
PoPE LEO draws the line at Henry
George. he can go Knight of, Labor pure
and simple, but with a Henry George
annex 1t Is, too much for the papal
digestion.
The telephone patents have only seven
years longer to run. Great Jerusalem
Has the present hello system got seven
years. grip on the lungs OF this long suf-
fering and wind blown community?
CARLISLE Is destined to be very
strong candidate for presidential hoDors
before the democratic national conven-
ton. Grover had better look little out.
IT is hardly to be expected that Sing
Sing prisoners should be exceptionally
well bred. and yet they consume twenty
one barrels of flour in that institution
every day.
OLD mother earth appears to be suffi-
cient unto herself and also for her child
rem. OF all the meteOrs yet analysed,
none have brought any new elements to
this planet.
HOUsToN had a musical two days of 1t
with her yolksfest, and her people en-
joyed the treat amazingly. 1t IL always
wise to walk before you run.
The Florida legislature has not yet
sent for Jones. Had not Geronimo been
sent out of the country he might have
stampeded the whole business at very
great saving to the state. He is an old
hand al the council fire.
LIKE a pouty boy, who finds that the
sulks won't win cake from mamma, the
military companies which refused TO ap-
pear at Washington, on account OF the
color line, have recsnted and will try
conclusions.
That new oil mill, which Houston is
now laying the foundations for, will fur
nish fabrication for the municipal fric-
ton which occasionally retards the
smooth running of the municipal ma
chinery OF the Bayou city.
WHEN Uncle Sam puts $4,000, 600 into
the cigar business and takes q lien upon
cooperative concern for his cash, he
will be few shades greener than he has
hitherto demonstrated himself to be.
Blue is the only simon pure, approved
national color. Green does not express
the hue.
THERE will be fewer theatres open on
Sunday next season than there were
last. The arrangements In several cities
that have held open houses on Sunday
are thinking very seriously of dlscOn-
tinuing the plan, as 1t does not seem to
meet with very general favor and Sun
day audiences are not large.
The Titus Times wonders all through
its little mind why, if prohibition does
not prohibit, "in thunder the anti-pro-
hibitiOnists work so hard to defeat the
measure" Because. Sonny, we do not
want to lose the S2,0OO,000 revenue de-
rived from license, and have,to pay it out
Of our own pockets.
GALVESTON shows symptoms OF having
struck really good stream of pslatable
water In satisfactory quantities. The
Island city is to be congratulated, par
tloularly II the drys take Texas.
San Antonio enjoys the luxury of pure
water, but all the same she appreciates
the shaking of the thirst of her sister
cities.
The monarchies Of Europe are so ter
rifed at the mere idea of holding the
French exposition on the centenary an
DiverSary of the great revolution, that
with one accord they refuse to take any
part In the exhibition. So general is
this feeling that the holding Of the ex-
position will very probably be post
poned until the next year, 1890.
MAINE having abolished capital pun
ishment, it remains to be seen how far
the practice of kissing will go out Of
date. The school boy who was con-
demned by the teacher to kiss the little
girl with whom he had been play ing
during school hours, pronounced il capt.
tai punishment.
The Danbury News holds Its own as
the king-bee in the great hive Of Ameri-
can exGggeratOrs. The News man saws
that mouse fell into a bowl of cream
and In trying to keep afioat ohurned the
cream into lump Of butter, on which 1t
climbed and so got out.
YESTERDAY was school children's day
In San Antonio. The number Of little
ones, and larger ones, too, who thronged
the shades at Braden's park and the
Springs were the establishment Of those
who made the rounds yesterday for the
purpose OF seeing what the Alamo City
could do in the way Of prospective pop
ulatiOn. The result was eminently sat
isiactory, and the rapid growth or our
school population is pretty sure index
OF the very substantial increase Of the
city.
IT is sincerely to be hoped that when
that $4,000 is made available for in
creased fire protection, through a more
efficient and better equipped depart
ment, that the horses of the department
can be reserved for the service of the
department, without being detailed for
scavenger duty mi-ocoasionally to paw
Tor their hay and.oats. This Is sn coon
omy In the municipal service not appre-
cisted when a fire breaks out and the
horses are minus.
MOBILE has shown wisdom and an an
probation OF the situation by starting
that ship yard, just as the southern iron
industry is blOssoming out into full
flower. Alabama has the timber and
the iron, She will find no difficulty
in maintaining water and rail communi-
cation with Mobile, and her ship yard
by the sea Will find all materials for con-
struOtiOns ready to her hand. Southern
ship-building may yet restore this COM
paratively lost art TO the tablets Of
American industry, and so pave the WaV